Sinful (Regency Scandal 4) by Carole Mortimer

Author:Carole Mortimer [Mortimer, Carole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781914336003
Publisher: Carole Mortimer

Chapter Nine

“What do you suppose he is going to say to Papa when he arrives?” Cecelia could hardly contain her excitement as she stood beside the window watching for the arrival of the coach carrying Magnus Forsythe.

Because, much to Olivia’s dismay, Magnus had sent a note to the Fitzgeralds’ home in time to be read over breakfast. It was not addressed to Olivia, as she had thought it should be, but to her Uncle Cormac, requesting a meeting with the older gentleman at eleven o’clock this morning.

Olivia had a terrible premonition of what Magnus might wish to discuss with her uncle. The thought of him revealing how shameful her behavior had been with him, aboard his ship and then again yesterday evening, filled her with dread and caused her eyes to sting with humiliated unshed tears.

But Olivia could think of no other reason for Magnus’s visit when he had been so cold and silent after Cecelia had interrupted them in the conservatory the night before.

Olivia could not stop remembering how he had looked at her with those emotionless blue eyes.

How he had barely seemed to be able to do even that, let alone touch her again.

Because he believed Olivia was no better than her aunt, and had tried to trick or compromise him?

Olivia thought that might be the case. Which meant Magnus was coming here to discuss her behavior with her uncle and no doubt offer advice as to what was to be done about curbing such behavior in future with other gentlemen.

Well, whatever Magnus and her uncle discussed regarding Olivia or her behavior was of no consequence. She did not believe she had done anything wrong, nor did she regret her actions in the slightest.

Admittedly, she and Magnus had shared intimacies together, more so than Olivia would ever wish to admit to her aunt and uncle or Cecelia. But Magnus had instigated those intimacies by asking her to dance a waltz in the gallery and then inviting her into the privacy of the conservatory.

Yes, he had done so with her agreement, but she still did not believe she was the only one to merit being reprimanded. Besides, no matter how intimate they had been together, her virginity remained intact.

It was, perhaps, the only saving grace in this situation.

However Magnus might now feel about that situation, Olivia did not believe she merited being brought to task over it, either by him or her uncle.

Especially so when Olivia had now realized she loved Magnus to the very core of her being.

The reason she knew this to be true was because the mere thought of the two of them parting in such unhappy circumstances and never seeing each other again was enough to break the heart which belonged completely and exclusively to Magnus.

A love he obviously did not feel for her when the only reason he was coming to her uncle’s home today was to criticize her behavior.

Oh, Olivia had no doubt that Magnus desired her, and he had admitted to enjoying her company too.

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